Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-25
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81 Ne sselhing waters yea desesnd u
an inaiosed spiral sfafT baiit around {
huge spar, tili - reach the mas AZ Do.
bRis at the bottom, thea forward on Q
trail close 10 the sids q aha beating
hattlement e roek to9efin9 perpsn.
die1leEiy above yo1. Ill esripps1 q youl
own elokhinQ. clad IN flannel pants and
jacket and large felt shoss tied nronnd
yoaf feet, covered ever with oil-skin
feckst and hood. Rsanhing ehs thin
edzs Of he tnmblinR eaiAxacf, ths guide
stopA Noice ID nov meaningless. the
rear Of the daid MnnaFch makes aII else
bat meEsst siienca.
Motions alone avail; stop -four in
Cur company. Leader takes hand Of
tie guide, the rest clasp each other; we
know not What Ia before ~; be does.
We are e the mouth Of inferno. Fer
ward L1ttle benches Of the rosk-waII
PROTESTS another step when Suddenly
win fierce 30 take breath, and sight and
every sense bal that OF self .pfegervation
comes the tornado Of whfsflinR, Kissing
Wind. enguiang you in the deshinR,
aplashinR, crashing, flashing eeethine,
piefcing spray, which strikes, amitsa,
pushes and beRumbg you; 90 thai with
vide open mouth, and eyes flled %
bursting with tie pelsine, meFeiless. pie.
less. eeaaeless spray. you gasp for life
and for q moment feel a. il y0u had
aiipped into she aesuai Jaws Of the cafA
Rae1, and we're forever lost, losll Stag
ReFing 70 recover standing, hearing only
God, yoa shrink like q crawling snail
close, closer against the moeking wall
10 which the pelfipg spray seems 70 pin
form in front Of you while the otter
hand with extended fingers moves
over the shiny, drippirg walls which
moek your agony Of despair - you try
20 find some wee, tiny, friendly crack
IN which your finger end may erope for
clutchina place. Your mouth . full,
your eyes are full, you pull backward
a. u 70 advance we're TO suicidsi bal
one d before you--youF guide must be
somewhere ahead--yOu have the con-
Meeting link still unhroken, and thus
you slide and crawl and crouch and
climb along the Shiny trail benumbed,
beWildered, blinded, looking nov below
you - you bow your face from the hiss
ING. aleety bIaal, and catch bat Just one
step ahead only 70 see g foaming, yeasty,
mocking chasm inviting. yea demand
ing you e. lie victim and its spoil. To
stop, TO turn, 10 death; forward, hops
dies. Expectation iH bennmbed; your
heart throbs (according 10 les measure }
IN rythm With the diapason Of the cata-
raei, and cries Oh my God save
me. II am Q worm, and ne man." Yoa
are curtained by the crystal foam
and emerald green Of the liQht-pieFoed
cataract which, shooting from the crest
Of the precipice above you, 10 the base
Of which, like Q little worm, you cling
or crawl, falls far beyond you. dashed
int foany mist and twisting eddies on
the giant debris Of the rocky bouldeEs
it has hurled from les nest Of centuries,
as the football Of its sport; and now
with all breathing converted into mere
Rasping, you 1nd the wind untvines its
arms from about ye1, the light becomes
more natural and the roar Of the
cataract Is like iallaby compared with
the thundeEg Of the Care Of the
Winds.n Your feet nov find level
foothold, youF guide stops 10 give you
time to get acquainted with yourself,
then by gesture points 10 juttinR
jagged rock above and beyond yoai
You draw backward. ave sseu enough.
! want TO 90 home," you try 10 jestica'
late. He signifies 10y sign, Of co1rse)
"ExcelaioF."
With q cowed, conquered will you
yield 10 the superior force and pfooeed.
And now you are again In daylight
(vsry vet daylight). Your feet touch q
platform, and your weary oft Knocked
ingers grasp q string rail-ali man
made-ane emerging from the bottom
less pit, you crawl along IN single file,
this marrow bridge placed and pefched
on iuitinQ bouideFs from the mass Of
the debris; nov on rock, now striding
q yawning chasm, now again on the
tiny and quivering bridge, until you
reach aud look from outside OF the
cataract against It's btll0wy breast, as II
falls about 100 feet from you, still
you With lis spray, which, as
II 10 compliment and encourage or en-
tice ron 10 henoefoFth trust Il more
fully, bursts into full ciroled rainDovs
which crown your head and eloFify
your feet until In the dazzling sunlight
and the sparkling spray you feel your
heart beats sereneiy ence more with q
new Joy and q new experience, and q
sense as never before Of the rainbow
crowned throne of God.
Picture and tyoe lie this Of the pas
GAGE Of q human soal through The death
shfoes Of the Old sin nature undeT the
palting storm and fury Of the wrath Of
God, ous and into the sunshine and
life OF the Love Of God In the face Of
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Now bathed In the Sunlight, We pause
10 rest and smile once more upon .
human face and hear once more Q
human voice, and then gathering q few
pebbles from she debris. We pass along
and Up the craQRy path, leaving the
mockina furies to hiss their rege st our
escape as ne regain the tower and as
eend TO the abode Of men once more.
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LADIES
In delicate health needing . gentle YET
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